Background

Mr. David Kenin has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sportsprize Entertainment Inc. since April 17, 2000. Mr. Kenin has been an Executive Vice President of Programming of Crown Media Holdings Inc. since January 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of Programming of Hallmark Channel from January 2002 to May 31, 2009. He served as an Executive Vice President of Programming of Crown Media United States LLC, a subsidiary of Crown Media ... Holdings Inc., since January 2002. Prior to joining Sportsprize Entertainment Inc., Mr. Kenin served as an Independent Consultant for technology, where he represented clients in various media matters, including cable television, business development, international programming, international sports rights and new technology. Mr. Kenin served as President of CBS Sports, a Division of CBS Inc., from May 9, 1994 to 1997 where he oversaw the rebuilding of the network's sports division through extensive acquisition and renewal of such sports rights as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament and the Masters Golf Tournament. Mr. Kenin spent 12 years at USA Networks as Executive Vice President where he built the made-for USA World Premiere Movie franchise. Besides his innovations at the USA Network, he is credited as an architect of the SCI FI Channel, overseeing its branding and programming initiatives. He was the headed and General Partner of Kenin Partners, a consulting firm. He represented clients including Viacom, Microsoft and Lucent Technologies in areas of business development, international programming, international sports rights and new technology. Mr. Kenin served as an Executive Vice President of Sci- Fi Channel from December 1990 to April 1994 and Senior Vice President of Programming of USA Network from April 1986 to December 1990. He served as Station Manager at Kansas City station of Scripps-Howard and held a variety of executive positions at Metromedia, ABC, Field Communications and CBS. Mr. Kenin has been a Director of Team Communications Group Inc since June 1, 2000 and Sportsprize Entertainment Inc. since April 17, 2000. He served as a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. from 1999 to April 23, 2015. He was awarded the Danny Thomas/Sheldon Leonard Fellowship at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University, where Mr. Kenin received the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University of Oregon. He received a Master of Science in communications at the University of Oregon, where he received a Master of Arts in English.

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